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Kia CEED - 2022

78.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2022. Sample size: 5,203 cars, 6,469 tests and 5,067 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,203 cars

The 2022 KIA CEED has a slightly higher overall defect rate of 78 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 70 defects per 100, reflecting an increase of 11.7%. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the 62,000 to 93,000 miles category, where it exceeds the average. It performs exceptionally well in the categories of Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Equipment, with significantly fewer defects than the average car. However, it stands out negatively in Brakes and Visibility, with defect rates higher than the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,203 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 30.4% worse
40.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 0.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 26.4% worse
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 34.9% better
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.9% worse
90.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 81.3% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Bumper: likely to become detached
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 61.5% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 19.0% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 262 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,252
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 637
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 590
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 400
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 268
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 222
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 208
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 120

Serious faults (Top 10)

Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 15